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(43) Date of publication: 04.02.2015 Bulletin 2015/06 (21) Application number: 12715494.6 (22) Date of filing: 29.03.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/372(2006.01) A61N 1/375(2006.01) H01Q 1/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/031238 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/147799 (03.10.2013 Gazette 2013/40)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (71) Applicant: Advanced Bionics AG 8712 Stäfa (CH)	(72) Inventors: NYBERG, David Andre II Castaic, California 91384 (US) BREHM, Andreas B. 91325 Adelsdorf (DE) MEHL, Thomas Santa Clarita, California 91390 (US) (74) Representative: Schwan Schorer & Partner mbB  Patentanwälte Bauerstrasse 22 80796 München 80796 München (DE)